40 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY December 19-25, 2024 www.montereycountynow.com Send ideas to calendar@montereycountynow.com HOT PICKS gest night of the year under the stars with live music from Generation Gap, Pfeiffer Beach Hotel and Richard Tripps. These local bands bring the tunes, but the event is much more than music. Dancing in the moonlight is on the menu, and celebrating solstice with the community as the days are about to start getting longer. [AP] 6-10pm Saturday, Dec. 21. Henry Miller Memorial Library 48603 Highway 1, Big Sur. $20 suggested donation; RSVP required. 6672574. henrymiller.org. FUN AND FESTIVE Monterey Comedy Improv is back with a special Christmas show. This show will have everything: Santa Claus, elves, beer, wine and snacks. And of course, this troupe will bring lots of laughs, as per usual. Similar to Whose Line Is It Anyway? Monterey Comedy Improv takes audience suggestions and volunteers to create funny scenes— right on the spot. And for even more merriment, there will also be a costume contest. Dress in your best Christmasthemed attire and win prizes. [AP] 7pm Saturday, Dec. 21. Lighthouse Cinema and Event Center, 525 Lighthouse Ave., Pacific Grove. $20. 641-0747, lighthousecinema4events.com. VINCE’S VERSION Some holiday tunes are instantly recognizable as classics. And yes, we’re including Whitney Houston in that list, but the magic is that some of those classics don’t require lyrics. And you can hear a live band play one of the most famous holiday albums (on repeat) sans-lyrics. Don’t be a blockhead and enjoy craft cocktails at Pearl Hour in Monterey as a live jazz band plays through Vince Guaraldi’s record of A Charlie Brown Christmas. Proprietor Katie Blandin and her team of craft cocktail bartenders have all that you’ll need to fend off any holiday blues. Who knows? Maybe you’ll even break into one of the famous Peanuts’ dances from the 1965 classic. [SC] 8pm Saturday, Dec. 21. Pearl Hour, 214 Lighthouse Ave., Monterey. $15. 657-9447. pearlhour.com. Saturday-Sunday, December 21-22 SEEING SANTA Come one, come all, the Christmas man is back in town, making a special pit stop during his busiest time of year. Santa Claus himself is welcoming everyone to come visit his very own toy factory on Cannery Row for the holidays. After enjoying the beautifully lit Christmas tree in Steinbeck Plaza, kids, families and holiday enthusiasts of all ages can head to Santa’s toy factory, located on the second floor of this Cannery Row building. Don’t miss the chance to grab a photo with Santa himself on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 21-22. [KR] Noon-3pm Saturday-Sunday, Dec. 21-22. 685 Cannery Row (second floor), Monterey. Free. 649-6690, canneryrow.com. Hot Picks by Sloan Campi, Erik Chalhoub, Dave Faries, Celia Jiménez, Pam Marino, Agata Pope˛da, Katie Rodriguez, Sara Rubin and David Schmalz. Mandolin and banjo prodigy Tyler Weed and his father, John Weed, on fiddle. 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